EAA agrees to pay FAA fee of $447,000

Chairman says 'this isn't over'

7:19 AM,
Jun. 14, 2013

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The Experimental Aircraft Association has reluctantly agreed to pay nearly $450,000 to the Federal Aviation Administration for air traffic control services during the upcoming AirVenture fly-in.

EAA Chairman Jack Pelton said in a statement the FAA held his organization hostage because failing to pay the fees would have meant canceling the massive air show, which begins on July 29.

"As far as we're concerned, this isn't over. We entered this agreement only because there was no other realistic choice to preserve aviation's largest annual gathering," Pelton wrote, adding that he looks ...